An entire book could be written, and likely has, on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 architecture and how to design the on premise infrastructure to host it. To help you get the most out of this software, and to understand the foundation on which it has been built, this blog provides a summarized version of… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Architecture Explained
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Benefits of Using the Web Client with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
With the release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, Microsoft released a new client option, the Web Client. Despite the benefits, many customers are still not using this option. This blog will dispel some myths surrounding the Web Client as well as describe the benefits of using it over the Windows Client. Enhanced Capabilities The Web… Continue reading Benefits of Using the Web Client with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Jet Reports Made Easy – Creating an Income Statement
This video provides a quick overview on creating an income statement with Jet Professional or Jet Express. While a Jet report may look complex and difficult to create, the reality is far from that. Setting up a Jet Report is an easy and intuitive process. This video walks you through the steps of using Jet to… Continue reading Jet Reports Made Easy – Creating an Income Statement
How to Backup and Restore NAV Database from SQL Server Management Studio
Data is one of the most valuable assets of any company. To ensure you keep your data safe, database backups are essential. After the release of NAV 2013 R2, Microsoft discontinued the NAV Database backup (.fbk) feature. An additional option was added to allow for import/export of data in NAV 2013 R2, but doing a… Continue reading How to Backup and Restore NAV Database from SQL Server Management Studio
Using Item Attributes in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017
Have you ever been in a situation where a you wanted to add some additional details about the Items in your inventory and you did not know where to add them? There are Description and Description 2 fields in the Item table, or you can use extended text or comments, but can it hold all the… Continue reading Using Item Attributes in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017
Create a Test Company in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
There are some very good reasons why you would want to have a test company setup for Dynamics NAV, including new employee training, exploring process changes, or before adding new, or updating existing, functionality. Having a test company allows you to examine the cause and effect of making changes to your master data (customers, items,… Continue reading Create a Test Company in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Emailing Reports with Custom Email Body in Dynamics NAV 2017
This article is an extended version of the article posted last year regarding emailing document reports in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016. With NAV 2017, Microsoft has enhanced the feature of emailing reports with a pre-defined body. It is now a configurable emailing feature in standard Dynamics NAV. The pre-defined body is not a hard-coded message… Continue reading Emailing Reports with Custom Email Body in Dynamics NAV 2017
How to Find Which Version of Dynamics NAV You Are Using
With imminent updates coming to credit card payment processing per the PCI Security Standards Council, the ArcherPoint team would like to share how you can find out what version of Dynamics NAV you are running. This information is important for your NAV partner to know when determining what the next steps are to ensure you… Continue reading How to Find Which Version of Dynamics NAV You Are Using
NAV Coffee Break: New Feature of Dynamics NAV 2017-Report Settings
Report Settings is a new feature of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017. This new technology allows you to create and save canned filters on reports, any report, within Dynamics NAV. Having the ability to create and save report filters can help save time and improve efficiency in your day-to-day NAV use. While this feature works for… Continue reading NAV Coffee Break: New Feature of Dynamics NAV 2017-Report Settings
Dynamics NAV Coffee Break How to Correct and Print 1099 Tax Forms
It happens all the time, you didn’t realize a customer was a 1099 vendor, or their vendor card wasn’t set up properly from the beginning; fortunately, it is fairly simple to correct and print a 1099 tax form in Dynamics NAV. This video provides an overview on correcting and printing 1099 tax forms in Dynamics… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Coffee Break How to Correct and Print 1099 Tax Forms